5.7% ▼ -33.1%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Spearwood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Spearwood
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Most people in Spearwood rely on their own cars to get around, as only 5.6% of the workforce works from home. While the area has a high number of public transport stops, the typical trip to the city takes 69 minutes by transit.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with 76.5% of homes owning either one or two vehicles. Only 5.7% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that has fallen from 8.5% since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Spearwood splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (39%) and 2 vehicles (38%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work, with 68.7% of people as the driver. Working from home is much less common than in most other areas, sitting at 5.6%, which is far below the national figure of 21%.
5.6% ▲ +187.9%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.3% ▼ -24.8%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of employed people who got to work by train, bus, ferry or tram/light rail as their only method of travel on census day.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
The area has 63 public transport stops, which is more than about 69% of similar areas. While the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is much higher than most areas, all available services are buses.
63
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.59
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,938.9
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled weekly public-transport departures from stops in the area, per 1,000 residents — how often transit actually runs, not just whether a stop exists (GTFS schedules for a representative week; population from the 2021 Census).
6
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
22,595
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
67,658
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
69
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to the nearest stop is quicker than in most areas, with a typical walk of just 3 minutes. The usual drive time to the city is 21 minutes.
3
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Walking time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to the nearest public-transport stop, along the OpenStreetMap pedestrian network (Valhalla). Blank where no stop is within a reasonable walk.
21
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Free-flow driving time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to its state/territory capital city centre, along the OpenStreetMap road network (Valhalla). Excludes live traffic.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
- Public transport timetables (GTFS) — State & territory transport agencies, 2026 (CC BY 4.0 (WA: custom PTA licence)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- Road & path network (OpenStreetMap, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Spearwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507011160/spearwood/topic/transport